Over the years I kept reassuring everyone that cruising was not my type of vacation trip. That idea totally changed after I reluctantly took my first 7-day cruise with my partner and a couple of dear friends — it was really fun.
There is nothing like being on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean, feeling totally captivated by gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.
One of my favorite things about cruising is the Sailaway. I swear that I physically and mentally feel lighter and more at ease as I watch the cruise ship sail away from land. I love that feeling.
I think cruises are great trip option —keeping in mind that there is a ship to suit everyone. Cruises offer something for everyone, you wake up somewhere new everyday, cruises are worth the money, you get to make new friends, you just unpack only once, enjoy delicious dining and incredible entertainment — what else is there to want?
I’m just looking forward to the new adventures the new ports will bring about.
The ship
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Ports of call
1. Southampton — England
Southampton is located on the south coast of England. This ancient and historic port is now a busy commercial and industrial center. Adjacent to the harbor is the New Forest, one of Britain’s best-preserved woodland areas, which has wild ponies and an incredible variety of birds.
2. Cornwall (Falmouth) — England
Falmouth is a town on the coast of Cornwall in southwest England. It’s known for its deep natural harbour on the Fal Estuary, and beaches like Swanpool and Gyllyngvase. The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has interactive galleries and a flotilla of model boats. On Pendennis Point, Pendennis Castle is a well-preserved 16th-century fortress built by Henry VIII. To the southwest, Trebah Garden has subtropical plants.
3. Cork — Ireland
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster. At the 2022 census, it had a popul
4. Holyhead — Wales
Holyhead is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey,
5. Belfast — Ireland
Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards’ Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
6. Glasgow — Scotland
Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland’s western Lowlands. It’s famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city’s 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. Today it’s a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, as well as acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene.
7. Stornoway — Scotland
Stornoway is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides, and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town’s population is around 6,953, making it the third-largest island town in Scotland after Kirkwall in Orkney and Lerwick in Shetland.
8. Invergordon — Scotland
Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen.
9. Edinburg — Scotland
Edinburgh is Scotland’s compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.
10. Portland — England
The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres long by 2.7 kilometres wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England.